“Marriage is both a joy and a place where you will be dealt unbearable griefs.”— Tony McNamara, Catherine, Elle Fanning, imdb.com
“Excuse me while I go find a container for my joy.”— Kate Boutilier, Debbie Thornberry, Danielle Harris, imdb.com
“Think of all the joy you'll bring their miserable little lives.”— Sergio Pablos, Zachary Lewis, Jim Mahoney, Jesper (voice), Jason Schwartzman, imdb.com
“Despite everything 2020 has thrown our way, when I think about the future, I feel a burst of joy.”— Meena Harris, marieclaire.com
“We have to let go of the idea that we can’t feel both playful in the moment and anxious about the state of the world.”— Kristin Wong, nytimes.com
“If there have to be tears, let's make them tears of joy.”— Anthony McCarten, Jorge Bergoglio/Pope Francis, Jonathan Pryce, imdb.com
“The discomfort of self-inconsistency provides a clue to guilty pleasures’ hidden power.”— Susan Kresnicka, fastcompany.com
“My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose to bring laughter and joy to the world.”— Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Arthur Fleck / Joker, Joaquin Phoenix, imdb.com
“Just take the joy out of it and get it done-- let's go.”— Lesley Wake Webster, Arthur Cochran, Bradley Whitford, imdb.com
“The potential that joy and happiness is what paralyzes her is heartbreaking to me, because if that's what's doing it, I'm not willing to take it away.”— Breteni Morgan-Berg, imdb.com
“Do what you love. Do what makes your heart sing. And NEVER do it for the money, Go to work to spread joy.”— Marianne Williamson, amazon.com
“I am just a writer and a woman. I am too sensitive. I have thin skin. I love having the last word. I am a control freak. I cannot let things go.”— Roxane Gay, gay.medium.com
“At the center of vulnerability, we find shame, fear, grief, anxiety, uncertainty, scarcity, but this also the birthplace of love belong and joy.”— Brené Brown, Herself, Brené Brown, imdb.com
“We need to strengthen our foundation of joy and happiness before focusing on our suffering.”— Thich Nhat Hanh, twitter.com
“If you are suffering during meditation, your practice is not correct. Practice should be enjoyable and pleasant. It should be full of joy.”— Thich Nhat Hanh, twitter.com
“Enjoying watching Tidying Up. It’s the perfect inspiration for this time of year!”— Elsie Larson, abeautifulmess.com
“lay me down on eye-white snow my slow brooding bed of robin wings my body slit & smearing everywhere. I will not name this new opening a wound. here, there is no pain I didn’t beg for. I heard the howl, didn’t dare run. stood waiting for the sweet blades of jaw & claw. you found me wasted no time ma…”— Danez Smith, apmpodcasts.org
“Joy’s trick is to supply dry lips with what can cool and slake, leaving them dumbstruck also with an ache nothing can satisfy.”— Richard Wilbur, amherst.edu
“Is there anything better than this?”— Blaise Hemingway, David Horvath, Kim Sun-min, Larry Stuckey, Moxy (voice), Kelly Clarkson, imdb.com